Judicial Department
State of Texas
1Judicial Power Vested in Courts; Legislative Power Regarding Courts1-aRetirement, Compensation, Discipline, and Removal of Justices and Judges; State Commission on Judicial Conduct2Supreme Court; Justices3Jurisdiction of Supreme Court3a(Repealed Nov. 6, 2001.)Repealed3-bDirect Appeal from Order Granting or Denying Injunction3-cQuestions of State Law Certified from Federal Appellate Court4Court of Criminal Appeals; Judges5Jurisdiction of Court of Criminal Appeals5aClerks of Appellate Courts5bSupreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals: Location and Term6Courts of Appeals; Justices; Jurisdiction7Judicial Districts; District Judges; Terms or Sessions; Absence, Disability, or Disqualification of District Judge7aJudicial Districts Board; Reapportionment of Judicial Districts8Jurisdiction of District Courts9Clerk of District Court10Trial by Jury in Civil Cases11Disqualification of Judges; Exchange of Districts; Holding Court for Other Judges12Judges to Be Conservators of the Peace; Indictments and Information13Grand and Petit Juries in District Courts: Composition and Verdict14Juror Qualifications15County Court; County Judge16County Courts: Jurisdiction; County Judge Powers; Disqualification of County Judge16a(Repealed Nov. 5, 1985.)Repealed17County Court: Terms, Prosecutions, and Juries18Division of Counties into Precincts; Justices of the Peace and Constables; County Commissioners and County Commissioners Court19Jurisdiction of Justice of the Peace Courts; Ex Officio Notaries Public20County Clerk21County Attorneys; District Attorneys22(Repealed Nov. 5, 1985.)Repealed23Sheriffs24Removal of County Officers25(Repealed Nov. 5, 1985.)Repealed26Appeal by State in Criminal Cases27(Repealed Nov. 6, 2001.)Repealed28Vacancy in Judicial Office29County Courts: Terms of Court; Probate Business30Term of Office of Judges of County-wide Courts and of Criminal District Attorneys31Court Administration and Rule-making Authority32Legal Challenges to Constitutionality of State Statutes